
The Day the Bubble Burst
Drama · TV Movie
Overview
A fictionalized account of how the 1929 stock market crash hurt the elite and the struggling, and the forces that may have caused the crash to occur.
Top Cast


Robert Vaughn
Robert Vaughn
Richard Whitney
Robert Vaughn
Richard Whitney


Richard Crenna
Richard Crenna
Jesse Livermore
Richard Crenna
Jesse Livermore


Robert Hays
Robert Hays
Gregory Winslow
Robert Hays
Gregory Winslow


Rue McClanahan
Rue McClanahan
Barbara Arvey
Rue McClanahan
Barbara Arvey


Blanche Baker
Blanche Baker
Jolan Slezsak
Blanche Baker
Jolan Slezsak


Franklin Cover
Franklin Cover
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Cover
Herbert Hoover


Dana Elcar
Dana Elcar
Mr. Block
Dana Elcar
Mr. Block


Audra Lindley
Audra Lindley
Evangeline Adams
Audra Lindley
Evangeline Adams


Bill Macy
Bill Macy
Mr. Goldberger
Bill Macy
Mr. Goldberger


Caroline McWilliams
Caroline McWilliams
Dorothy Livermore
Caroline McWilliams
Dorothy Livermore
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